Although the weight loss seems to be a direct result of the 'not eating' - there's no real way to ascertain that the weight loss is actually due to the digestive issues that I've been suffering from.

See, back when I got married I put on close to 50 pounds in a matter of weeks - thanks to some really bad hormone pills. It was one of the worst times of my life because I had actually worked so hard (for about 4 years) to shed those exact pounds in 12th grade and after high-school and they came back even though I hadn't changed my diet and even though I was exercising more than I ever had in my life.

Even more frustrating was the fact that even when I changed my diet and added more exercise to the routine I couldn't lose any of the weight.

In the last 2 months I've lost 40 of the 50 pounds that I gained back in the spring of 2008. I'm just 10 pounds away from the weight that I was and have always wanted to be.

Truth be told it wasn't the weight/size issue that was getting me down as much as the fact that I had no nice clothes to wear. I refused to buy a 'bigger' wardrobe because I refused to accept being the size that I was.

Now for the exciting part - with just 10 pounds to go about 85% of my 'old' wardrobe fits me again. That's a lot of my pretty clothes that I haven't worn in about 2 years. I feel like I went on an insane shopping spree - and even better I liked everything that they had on sale so I got everything in the store! I am beyond thrilled to have my 'old' clothes back and now I have to find a bazillion reasons to wear them all!

I've already chosen my outfits for Rosh Hashana and Sukkot!

I can't wait to break out the denim jacket and my black tiered skirt!

I'm counting down to the winter so that I can wear all of my pretty sweaters!

Even the teal colored Israeli overshirt fits me again and it looks adorable!!!

And the very best part - now I can wear my gorgeous old/new clothes with my brand new Emu boots that I got on super-clearance sale at the end of last season!

Ok - I'm going to go jump up and down a little bit more in sheer excitement and glee!